multi-scriptcipher
nounUK /ˌmʌlti ˈskrɪptˌsaɪfə/
US /ˌmʌlti ˈskrɪptˌsaɪfər/
A secret code that can be written in more than one kind of alphabet.
The spy used a multi-scriptcipher so the message could be read in both Latin and Greek letters.
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2. A puzzle that hides words using several different writing systems at once.
The magazine's multi-scriptcipher mixed runes, hieroglyphs, and plain English.
3. A computer program that encrypts text across multiple character sets.
The app's multi-scriptcipher kept the chat safe in any language.
4. A method of writing secret notes that switches alphabets partway through.
Her diary used a multi-scriptcipher, starting in cursive and ending in symbols.